Ah yes, good old Livry, who would have been fine if people living in an age where they were constantly exposed to open flames had just been taught to stop-drop-roll.
I knew, but I grew up with a big raccoon population constantly trying to eat the food of our equally large cat population. The creep factor is that they look so much like HUMAN hands.
It's fascinating, I just wish they weren't clamoring around in undoubtedly protected and assuredly fragile tide pools like a bunch of drunken teenagers. Look, don't touch, guys.
I don't think it's the words, or even the familiarity of the voice. As a kid I learned I could summon every feral and stray cat within an acre by calling "kitty kitty kitty" in that weird sing-song way. I wonder what they think they are hearing that makes them so excited?